Singer Sean Levert dies after jail emergency

Singer Sean Levert dies after jail emergency
Singer Sean Levert, son of lead O’Jays singer Eddie Levert and brother of the late R&B singer Gerald Levert, has died after a medical emergency in jail. He was 39.

Levert was sent to jail last week for failing to pay child support and died late Sunday night at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, said coroner Frank Miller.

Miller said an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.

Gerald Levert was 40 when he died in 2006 of an accidental mix of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

The Levert brothers and childhood friend Marc Gordon were part of the R&B trio LeVert. Their hits included “(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind” and “Casanova.”

Published 3/31/08 by

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  • Is this the correct photo?
    Anonymous 6/2/08 Reply
  • I THINK THERE IS MORE TO HIS DEATH AND SHOULD HAVE A FULLINVESTGATIONS. MY HEART FEELS FOR THE FAMILY. MAY GOD BLESS THEM AND KEEP THEM FOR HE WILL RIP.
    Anonymous 5/27/08 Reply
  • Avoiding parental responsibilities is serious, and if you put children on this earth you should care for and take care of them, However this was no reason for murder! Our black men are being killed off just like in the old SLAVERY DAYS, nothing has...
    Anonymous 5/8/08 Reply
  • That pitcure is not Sean Levert. Its David Tollivor from the group Men At Large.
    Anonymous 4/8/08 Reply
  • the world will miss another levert, may God ursher them into heaven to sing there. all sins are covered by jesus blood. David Pipkin / alaska
    Anonymous 4/2/08 Reply
  • First I would like to thank God for giving Gerald and Sean life. My deepest sympathy to the family of the wonderful men. The lost of a love one is very difficult, but I want you to know that each day the Lord will make your burdens lighter. We lost...
    Anonymous 4/1/08 Reply